Box-making machine.



C. BURNHAM.

' BOXvMAKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED N0v.29,1912.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1912. 1, 1 1 9,342, Patented Dec.1,1914- 7 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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BOX MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.z9,1912.

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C. BURNHAM. BOX MAKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED Nov.z9,191z.

Patented Dec. 1. 1914.v

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

CHARLES BURNHAM, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO BRNHAM BASKET COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA,

Boxmnkme MACHINE.

Original application led December 26. 1908. Serial No. 469,250.

Serial No. 734.154.

To all ywlw/fn it ilu/y wacom Be it known that l'. CHARLES Belmont, a. citizen of the United States. and a resident of Los Angeles, eountv of Los Angeles. and State of California. ha\e invented eertain new and useful Improvements in Boff. Mak` ing Machines. of vvhieh the following is a full7 Clear, and exaet tleseription.

This invention relates more partiefslarlv to feed mechanism for the body material ot basket or box maehinerv in whieh boxes or like"eontainers for berries or other fruit are made from thin sheet material and a division of my pending application. tir. lo. 469.250. tiled Dee. '213. 15H08.

The primary ohjeet oi thel invffntiim is to provide simple and eliieient meehannm wherebyY a large number of shooks may be held in one or more holders or magazines and the sheoks automatieally fed in position to be removed and automatieallv eonveyed to bonita-ming; means.

Other objects of the invention are to provide simple and ellieient means lor fletariialwly holding the shook holding magazines in in order that the shooks naiv lxe readiij; le placed; to provide simple mean..` i'or anto matieallv feeding' the sheoka and 'fer autoniatiffalllvstopping the i'eed in ease ila; shook-x should be fed in the magazines` too rapidly; and to provide simple and ellieient means; \vl1ereb \v the shoeks or hotly material magv be autolnatieally assembled from a plnralit) ol magazines and the .Ll-looks arranged eros wise and automatieallv disehar` .al into a carrier to be ted to the bovenlaklng,r nnetbanism.

V further objeet oi the invention is to provide simple and eiiieient ineansl forming" a part of the boxfoiming means whieh is adapted to receive the bod)7 material cross wise and to convey the same to the remainder of the boxdorniiug" means.

With these and other objeets in vien'. the invention will be hereinafter more partielllarly described with reference to the aerompanying drawings. which form a par: ot' this specification, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end oi' the doserintion.

' In the drawings. sportive taken from the operators Figure l is a front ma i t Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Divided. and this application filed November the maehine and looking in the direction indicated by arrows 1. Figs. fl and 4. Fig.

is a rear perspeetive looking,r in the direction indicated by arrows il, Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. 25 is a perspective oi' the shook end of the machine as indicated by arrows 3, Figs. l. L and 4, the magazines being omitted. Fie. -i is a top plan perspective. indicated bj.' arrows 4. Figs. l.y :2 and 3. Fin'. 5 is a horizontal fragmentary .sectional detail on iine V-W'V Vig. lo. lfig". i is a view similar to Fi; 5 and shovvizng the parts in a differn ent position. lf`ig. T if: a horizontal section upon an enlarged seale taken upon an irregular snhstamiali'ty as lndieated by 4- and T. parts being br' ken away to economize space. Fig'. il is a hlzni'fn'zntal `section ln'ough one of the magazines taken on lines Xi Xl ot' Figs. l2 and i4. Fig. lf2 is a vertieal .set-tim". taken on line Xllm-Xll of Figs. li. li. l' and li. Fig. i3 is a framentarv seetion taken on lines Xll lwXllI ol' Figs. T and li. Fig. li is a vertical eoetion "ross-vvise of lfigi. l-'B and taken on lines XlV-*XlV ot' Figs. 4. T. ll and l2. lfif. l5 a fragmentary horizontal seetion taken on lines Klv- XIV of Figs. 12, i3 and 14. and Fig. lo is a fragmentary side elevation as indicated by the arrow 16 in Fig. 12.

finie the invention set forth herein more particularly refers to feed mechanism whieh as a whole or in part mav be used for various purposes. it is inten ed that sneh mechanism is primarily adapted for use in connection with lwirmaking;r niaehinery adapted to form boxes of a special kind. These, boxes are adanted more partieularlv for the use in liandlingr fruit and the like. and such boxes are usually rectangular in form and made from two shooks or pieces of body material placed cross-Wise. The shooks thus arranged are formed into a box body and the upper ed es of the box body held and bound together y a metal binding applied to the box body. The binding metal as placed in the machine is in the form of a narrow strip and is fed into the machine at one end and is folded lengthwise, tilted and cut transversely to the proper size according to the size of the box being made. The folded strip is then bent transversely about an anvil or former and held supported thereby about a pait of the box-forming mechanism. The shooksare automatically fed upwardly in a plurality of magazines and the shooks are removed by automatic mechanism and delivered so as to be. held cross-wise in a suitable carricr which'in this particular mechanism forms a part of the box-forming means and coperates with the rest of the mechanism to form' the box body. The box body after being formed has a metal binding clenched thereon and the completed box yis held in the carrier and by it conveyed away from the box forming means in position to be discharged from the machine. The'discharging `mechanism forces the completed boxes in succession from the carrier and into a discharging chute in which the boxes are stacked. I

As the means for bending and forming the binding metal is not claimed in this application, no attempt will be made t0 describe these parts specifically, such parts for forming the binding being referred to in a general way only and simply to indicate the general operation of the machine.

The metal binding as a strip 1 is held in the form of a reel and is advanced or carried from the reel by the mechanism A and' the outer face of the binding metal is tinyished by the mechanism B. The binding metal is fed intermittently by lthe'mechanism C and is centered lengthwise on the machine by the mechanism D. This centering mechanism D coperates with the mechanism E which folds the strip lengthwise substantially V-shaped in cross-section after Iwhich the folded strip is tilted so as to present one of the sides in a substantially vertic'al plane by the mechanism F. The strip is then cut transversely-by the mechanism Gr and one end of the cut strip is reformed by the mechanism H so that when the binding metal is bent transversely and rectangularly the ends of the binding metal may be made to overlap and lie substantially flush. The binding metal as thus formed is guided by the mechanism I to suitable bending mechanism which is adapted to bend the binding metal transversely into substantially rectangular form abouta clenching anvil or former J. The mechanism forl bending the bin-ding metal around the anvil is indicated lby K and the mechanism L is for causing the ends of the binding metal to overlap as it is formed about the anvil, the said binding being held upon the anvil by the mechanism M. These several mechanisms are described in detail in my application hereinbefore referred fo of which this is a division, and said mechanism may be of any suitable or preferred construction.

The mechanism N in the form of magazines for holding the stock of body material, is shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4, 7, and 10 to 16, and is omitted from Fig. 3. There are two magazines each comprising a base 302, a rear wall 303, and walls 304, 305 extending forward`from the rear wall and forming a vertical trough-like member or chute 306 to receive the body-material 307, the three walls 0f the magazine being preferably of boards framed together by the lower brace V308 and the upper brace 309, said braces being in'the form of angle-irons in crosssection as shown in Fig. 14, and U-shaped in plan as shown in Fig. l1. The magazine chutes as thus constructed are portable so that they may be removed from the magazine-mechanism and filled and then replaced. The screw-supporting posts 310 and 311 of each magazine extend upwardly from the center of the forward side of the base 302, the upper ends of the posts being connected by the feed-screw bearing 312. Each magazine has a feed-screw 313 which is mounted vertically with its upper end in the bearings 312, the body of. the screw being arranged between the posts 310 and 311, and the point of the screw in a supporting bearing in the base 302, and vthere being crank-handles 313 for manually operating the screw. Arms 314 and 315 extend in opposite directions outwardly from the upper ends of the posts 310 and 311 and then backwardly to the vedges of the side walls 304 and 305, and supporting pins 316 and 317 are fixed in these arms and project outwardly in alinement. The bases 302 must be rigidly secured either to the floor or to the main base of the machine, preferably the latter as shown in Fig. 5. Cleats 304 `and 305 are secured horizontally to the lower ends and inner faces of the sides 30-1 and 305 to form a bottoni for the magazine and hold the shocks whenithe magazine chute or member 300 is removed from Ithe frame or when the magazine chute is being Filled in its removed position. A plurality of notches are forn'icd in the lower edges and forward, ends of the brace 309 to hook over the pins 316 and 31T to secure the upper end of the magazine to the posts 310 and 311. Pins 313 and 310 project outwardly from the ends ot' the base 302. and teeth 320 and 321 project downwardly from the brace 303 between the pins 313 and 319 to secure the lower end of the magazine to the base so that by raising the magazine chute 306 vform as will bepresently described.

bodily to disengage the teeth 320 and 321 from the pins 31ey and 31h and dlseng'age the brace 309 from the `pins 316 and 31T the magazine chute or meniber 306 is disconnected from the magazine-mechanisin.

Suitable mechanism as the niechanisi'n (i) is provided for feeding the bodyanaterial into position to be picked from the magazines. Each magazine bottom 322 has rellers 323 to engage the front or inner faces of the posts 310 and 311. and Aan arm 3271 through which the screw 313 passes freelyv extends from the bottom between the posts and carries rollers 325 to engage the back or outer sides of the posts. These rollers 323 are at the lower face of the bottoni plate and the rollers 325 are in a plane considerably above the bottom plate, so that pressure downwardly upon the bottom will not crarnp the rollers upon the posts as would be the case if the rollers were in the saine horizontal plane so that the bottom 32; may travel freely up and down along the posts. A, split nut consistimr ot the jans 326 and 327 operates upon each esi-ew 31?). The jaws 326 and 32T are formed integral with the levers mounted upon pivots 323 and ftff. The ends ot the levers opposite the jaws serve as handles and project beyond the outer faces ot the pol-lts for manual operation, and a springr 330 is inserted between these handles to hold the jaws ot the two parts of the nut in engagement with the screw. When it is desired to manuallyv shift the bottom 322 up or down inthe magazine. the handles 331 and 332 are manually grasped to compress the spring' 330 and open the jaws 326 and 327 to release the jaws from the screw. The bottom at this time may be readily moved up and down to the desired position, and if the handles are, released the jaws will again clutch the screw. ll'hen one ot the magazine members 306 has been filled with the body-material 307 it is placed in position with the bottom 322 unn der the body-material. In other words, the bottom 322 is first lowered to the base 302, and then the magazine is placed in position with the body-material restingr upon the bottom The body material 30T may be in the form of thin wooden slabs commonly called shooks.

There are two of the magazines N set in relation to the machine, as shown in Fig. 4, and upon an enlarged scale in Fig. 7, the magazines being so located upon the floor `that the shooks may be readily picked from the magazines and placed in the dies forming a part of the -means to make the box The magazines are located directly upon the Hoor instead of upon a base so that they will be of considerable heieht7 capable ot receiv` ing a considerable stock of the body-material. In order to distinguish one magazine from the other, I designate in Fig. 7 the forward magazine as N and the rear magazine as N. it being understood that the magazine constructions are identical and that they are distinguished only as to location.

An operating-shaft is mounted in brackets secured tothe posts ot the magazine N, and a similar operating shaft 334 is mounted in brackets secured to the posts of the magazine N. A cranloarm 335 is lixed upon the shaft 333, and a similar crank-arm 336 is fixed upon the shaft 334, said crank-arms being` parallel and connected by an adjustable connecting-rod 337. The 'shaft 334 has a crank-arm 338 fixed thereto and a slotted bolt 339 is rotatably mounted vertically through the outer end of this crank-arm. A sleeve 34() is pivotally mounted in the slot ot' the bolt 33t) upon two setscrews 341. and the reciprocating transn'iission rod 342 is slidingly mounted in the sleeve M0. there being,r set-collars t-t upon the transn'lission-rod 312 upon each side ot the sleeve 340. so that as the rod 34:3 reriprccates the collars will alternately strilie the ends ot the sleeve, thereby tuicratinu the tua1'ik-aru'i ""t wel to rock the shaft 3534, and through the crank-arms and connecting-rod 33T correspondingly rock the sha t't 333. The set-collars 343 and 344 are set soiue distance apart so as to cause lost motion between the reciprocating transmissioiurod 342 and'the sleeve 340, and this lost motion may be increased or decreased by adjusting said set-collars. At 345 is a crank-arm which is tixed upon the upper end ol the shaft 334'. An eye-bolt 3&6 rotatabhy mounted in the end of the crankN arn'n and the feedbar 34T is bit'urcated and pivotally mounted at one end upon the head of the eye-bolt with a pin through the eye of the bolt. The otherend of the feed-har is slidingly mounted in the slotted post 3478, the slot in the pest extending to the top of the post so as to allow the feed-bar to vibrate up and down as well as to slide longitudinally. A ratchet wheel 34) is fixed horizontally upon the upper end of the screw 313 with an annular series of ratchet teeth in its upper face. and pawl 350 is verticallv mounted through the feed-bar 347 near its center and held adjustably in position bv a set-screw 351. the pointer of said pawl being normally in engagement with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel i349. A throw` oft" pin 351 is slidingly mounted vertically in the upper end of the post 311 with a linger 352 extending into position to engage upon the upper face of the upper one ofthe shooks 30T as shown in Fig. 13. As the shoolts are raised by the operation of the screw 313 moving the'follower bottom 322 upwardly the finger 352' will be raised t0 raise the throw-off pin 351 to engage under the feed-bar 347 and raise the feed bar in the post 348 to raise the awl 350 out of engagement with the rate iet-wheel 349 and stop the operation of the feed-screw.

`o pick the body-material from the magazines the mechanism P is provided as shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Referring first to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, a lower arm extends diagonally from the frame, and the lower pair of bearings 353 is carried by the outer end of the arm, and in a similar manner an upper arm extends from the frame, and carries in its outer ond the upper pair of bearings 354. TheI tubular picker-shafts 355 and 656 are rotatably and slidably mounted inv these bearings. A pair of cars 357 extends from the bea rings 353, and a bell-crank lever 358 1s pivotally mounted between tno ears,

one end of the lever 358 being horizontal and the other end of the lever being vertical:

Rollers 359 and 360 are mounted upon trunnion's projecting horizontally from opposite sides ot the free end of the horizontal member of the lever 358 between the tubular shafts 355 and 356, and sleeves are fixed u'pon the shafts adjacent to the rollers, and segmental lugs 361 and 362 project inwardly from the shafts and ride upon the rollers so as to support the shafts. A cam is fixed upon a drum 401 and comprises two oppositelyarranged concentric cam-surfaces 363 and 364, there being retrcatinoF notches and 366 between the ends of t ese cam-surfaces. At 367is a cam-fork which'is mount ed to reciprocate above the cam surfaces 363 and 364, there being a cam-roller 368 mounted on a trunnion extending downwardly from the fork to engage said cam-surfaces- The adjustable connecting-rod 360 connects the cam-fork 367 to the. lower end o1" the bellcrank lever 35S 'by a liall-atnlsoclfet joint, so that as the drum 401 rotates, the roller 368 riding upon the canrsurta 256:5 will elevate the tubular picker-shafts 355 and 356, and as the roller reaches the notch 365 and retreats into the notch the picker shafts 355 and 356 are lowered. and then as the roller ridesv upon the cam-surface 364 the shafts are again raised until the roller reaches the noten 366 where the shafts are again lowered, thereby making the shafts go up and down twice during each cycle of the machine. The upper ends of the shafts and 356 are in the form of elbows, and tubular arms 370 and A71 are adjustablv con nected to these elbows and held b v janrmn. A picker-plate 372 is rigidly secured to the outer end of the tubular arm 370. Fingers 373 and 374 are formed integral and trans4 versely ot the ends ot the plate 372, there beingr stickers extending downwardly fron the plate between the fingers. Yin a sima'ar manner the picker-plate 376 is rigidly connected to the outer end of the arm 371, fingers 377 being formed integral withl and transversely of the ends of the plate 376, and stickers 378 project downwardly from the plate between the fingers. The details of the picker-plates and suclt'ers are shown in Figs. 8 and 9. Each picker-plate is provided with an air-chamber 379 communicating with the tubular arm, and vertical bores 380 are formed through the plate communicating with the chamber.` The lower end of each bore is countersunk to receive the inverted cup -shaped rubbersuckers 375 or 378, and bolts 381 are inserted upwardly`tl|rough the bores 380. These bolts have heads to lit the shape of the suckers and hold the .suckers in place, there being` nuts upon the upper ends ot' the bolts to adjust the tension upon the suckers, and small passages 380 lead upwardly at the centers of the bolts and then laterally into the air-chamber 379. The two piclcerplates are constructed substantially alike, the only difference being the point at which the plate is attached to the arm. Two segmental gears 382 and are fixed upon the lower ends of the picker shafts and 356, respectively, and these gears intermesh so as to connect said shafts tegether. A cranlearm 3954 extends outwardly from the gear 382, and an eye-bolt 385 is rotatably mounted vertically thronrrh the outer end of the crank-arm, and a connecting-rod 386 is slidingly mounted through the eve of the bolt` there being expansive cgil-springs 387 and 388, one upon each side of the eve-holt. A knuckle-joint 389 connects the reciprocatA ing transmission rod 342' to the end of the connecting-rod 386. This knuckle-joint tot-ins a shoulder against which the spring 388 presses in opposition to the eve-bolt. a Set-collar 390 being adjustablv mounted upon the connecting-rml to form a shoulder against which the spring 387 presses in opposition to the eye-bolt.

Referring to Fig. l0, a stud-shaft 301 is mounted verticall)7 in and extends downwardl)Y from the frame a. This shat't has a jam-sleeve 392 against the trame, a washer 393 against the sleeve. a head 394 against the washer. a nut 236i upon its npper end to tighten the lwad against the washer. and a sleeve to hold the shaft rigid. )t gear 396 is mounted upon thc sleeve and is in mesh with the helical toothed gear 37. driving member 397 of an intermittent gear combination mounted upon the sleeve below the gea and is adjuszlallv connected to the gear &6 by cap-screw@ 398 extending downwardly through .slots in the gear 396 and tapped into driving member 39T. The hollow cam 309 having the zigzag peripheral earn-lane 400 has an internal flange inserted upv dlv against the lower face of the driving nient/er 397. The drinn against the internal flange of the cam, and a ring 402 is inserted around the drum 401 against its external flange, the Whole being held adjustebly together by boltsl 403 inserted lupwardly through the ring und through slots in the internal flange of the earn 309 and tapped into Ithe drivi1ig-me1nber T, so that by loosening the bolts the drum 401 may yloe rotatably adjusted and the cam 399 may be adjusted to the extent ot' the slots 404 in the internal flange. A crank-block 405 is dove-tailed into the lower end of the drum 401 and is held zidjustubly in place by setfsereu's 406, und e crankin 407 isI fixed iu one end ot the block. ne end of the connecting-rod 380 mounted upon this crank-pin, so that es the drivingehaft 1'0 is operated the Worm 38 will drive the helical toothed ear 87, thereby driving the gear 396 und t're driving-member 397. This will rotate the drum 40] and operate the Crank-pin 407 to reciprocate the (inouneotingrod 380 which will operate the eranlr-arm und rock the },iicl ershai`ts 5555 and 356. The rotation ot the drum 401 operates the ennrfork 367 and the connect ing-rodi 309 to raise and lower the picker shafts end tliroug'h the picker-Aerts the pirker-pletes and 376.

Stop-arms 401% and 400 are adju. f.. tlxed upon tl"k livrer ends et ihr. i shafts t ff emi udiuwelur es fl-l0 .fire e by the st opnrnur i if: remets lullig serL-.W-threedeit iwi-mentally through the' gufi held mlviul l retrertile zoll-spring 411 reunris the stogfurine together, the stephan? ure so arranged that 'ohci the ronueetu'ig; rod. 53% nu'wes. iiui-:arflt'f the point ot the stopnrm 4V* ruga; head oi the stop-erm 44W and lation -frf the pieles-sf :itis iu tout ends et the urine place by jarumuts.

than the renown rod move. other dirertifui the of it. of tlv sien-erm 409 I e iw l l el the etf--- 40s i@ um uw that fliirefinu und 409 mi nertiug jfieid to tu lug-rml u lush und rattling iu the :md BSB. Piienippm fixed in the louer er l' slmits rotation el' the picker when tl et bium. tl;4

o and'fli, sind and 415 are utt-:xched to these nipilee. t() tlli, lit'llzl f1 im' sli easing-nipple 4l? Y racket. and :i coupling-nuudie* serted through the bracket and empre the valve-Casing, the head et the roupli D member engaging the opposite eide et the n in l bracket so that by screwing the Couplingnieinber tight the valve-casing is held rigid with the bracket, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. A pipeuipple 419 is tapped into one member 420 of the valve-Casing, and a three-Way elbow 421 is screwed upon the pipe-nipple 410. A nipple 422 lends from one erin (if the elbow and is connected to the flexible pipe 415, und u nipple 423 leads from the other urm of the elbow and is connected to the flexible pipe 414. The velveczising 424 has three connections 417, 420 and 425.r the pipe 420 lending from the meniber 425 to the suetionpump. rlhe valve 427 mounted vertically in the Valve easing 424 sind has a straight passage 428 adopted to line up with the passage from y the nipple 410 to the pipe 426, as shown in Fig. .3, und u side passage 429 is adapted to rouneet the nipple 419 to the coupling-V418, us shown in Fig. 6. A crank-arm 430 extends laterally from the upper end of the valve 427. und e` Connecting rod 431 is adjustubly ronnerted to the outer end of the erenl-z-urn. the crunk pin being adjustably mounted in e slot in the crank arm. The ruin-ti l: 432 is mounted to slide upon the drum 401 and Carries e cam-roller 433 upon its upper fore, and a retractile coil spring Vf-4 von' 'mts the enurfork to the frame to e ,turk vieldingly against the drum. fulve-operai,ingenui 435 is Curved to of; 'f e li-uni Yuit. oud is connected to the ii-um by tous 436 inserted through flanges sind tuppefl into the drum. The periphery of the rer; `i235 engages the roller 433 to rethr, ronneeting rod 431 und ma "n @in rod operates the Crank-arm 430 und the vulve vfi/i' to exhaust the pressure as we in big, j? the spring 434 serving to luto the retreating notches 366 the piekerlfl es i. und ll' lieve been moved by the vorherring-rod Z380 into position to drop into the uiuguziue-., uf: shown in Fig. 7, and e rmiiuue @itration of the machine zlteuing the roler 305 to pass into the re- Y note 53x30 permits the piekerund 375V to slide downwardly by 'ay ut' the,k parte until the surkers 375 sur upon the tures ol lthelshooks. 4"? passes the roller lllll. 12h) 12H operates the valve ith the suetiou-pmmp, there riruma-. lim writers to toire hold of the rod 386l to move the crank-arm 384 and rock the picker-shafts 355 and 356 in their bearings to carry the shooks to the dies forming a part of the box-forming means, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7. Then the continued operation of the drum 401 causes the roller 368 to pass into the retreating-notch 365, thereby lowering the picker-plate carrying the shooks into the dies. and the cam 435 engages the roller 433 to operate the valve 427 toexhaust the vacuum and release the shocks. The cam 364 will then engage the roller 368 to elevate the pickerplates from the dies, and the crank-pin 407 operates the connecting-rod 386 to rock the picker-shafts and return the picker-plates to the magazines, and this operation is continued at each cycle of the machine.

The mechanism Q in the form of dies for forming the boxes is shown in 1, 2,3, 4, 7 and 10. A shaft 437 is mounted vertically in the frame a and carries a fourway intermittent spur-gear 438 upon its lower end which is in mesh with the intermittent driver 397. A die-carrier 439 is fixed upon the upper end of the shaft above the frame and rests upon the ball bearings 440. Four dies 441 are carried by the die-carrier 439, said dies being arranged in the form of a square equal distances from the shaft 437 and equal distances apart, the vertical openings in the dies being of the size and shape of the 'proposed box. Spring-fingers 442 extend upwardly at the four sides of each die to engage the ends of the shooks to eentralize the shooks relative to the die and snap over the ends of the shoolrs and hold them in the die While the picker-plate is retreating, and similar spring-fingers 443 project upwardly adjacent to fingers 442 to engage the side edges of the shooks and assist in holding and registering the shooks. The shooks are laid crosswise in pairs in the carrier by the pickers, and at each operation of the pickers the carrier is moved one step or a quarter-turn by the intermittentgearmechanism, so that the two cross shocks are by the next step carried away from the pickers or transfer means and the carrier placed in position to receive other shocks.

It will be understood that many changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing,

from thecharacter of the invention.

From the foregoing, it will he seen that simple and ellicient means is provided whereby shooks or body material may be automatically elevated in a plurality of magazines; that simple means is provided whereby the feed of the shooks or body material may be automatically controlled; and that simple means is provided for removing the shocks and feeding them cross-wise to the carrier.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination of a plurality of magazines adapted to hold body material, independent means for each magazine adapted to force the body material upwardly within the same, means for operating the magazine feeding means in unison, a carrier located at one side of said magazines and adapted to receive the body material, and reciprocatory and oscillatory transfer means for removing a single piece of body material from each magazine at a time and for depositing the same at different points in the carrier to cause the body material to lie crosswise.

2. The combination of a plurality of magazines adapted to hold body material, independent means for each magazine adapted to force the body material upwardly within the same, means for operating the magazine feeding means in unison, an intermittently rotary carrier located at one side of said magazines and adapted to receive the body material, and transfer means for removing a single piece of body material from each magazine at a time and for depositing the same at different points in the carrier to cause the body material to lie crosswise.

3. The combination of two magazines angularly arranged with respect to each other and adapted to hold body material, independent means for each magazine adapted to force the body material upwardly within the same` means for operating the magazine feeding means in unison, a carrier adapted to receive the bcdy material. and reciproeatory and oscillatory transfer means for removing a single piece of body material from each magazine at a time and for deositing the same in the carrier to cause the liody material to lie crosswise.

4. The combination of a plurality of magazines adapted to hold body material, independent means for each magazine adapted to force the body material upwardly within the same, means for operating the magazine feeding means in unison, a carrier adapted to receive the body material, and reciproeatory and oscillatory transfer' means for removing a single piece ot' body material from each magazine at ya time and for depositing the same in the carrier to cause the body material to lie erosswise.

5. The combination of a plurality of magazines adapted to hold body material, independent means for cach magazine adapted to torre the body material upwardly within the same, means for operating the magazine feeding means in unison. a carrier located at one side of said magazines and adapted to receive the body material, transfer means for removing a single piece of body material from each .magazine at. a time and for depositing the same in the carrier to cause the body material to lie crosswise. and means for automatically and independently controlling the t'eed ot' each niagazine.

6. The combination of a plurality of magazines adapted to hold body material, independent means for each n'lagazine adapted to force the body material upwardly Within the same, means for' oy'ierating the magazine feeding means in unison. a carrier located at one side ot' said magazines and adapted to receive the body material.. reciprocatory and oscillatory transfer meansy for removing a single piece of body material from each magazine at a time and for depositing the same at different points` in the carrier to cause the body material to lie crosswise, and means for automaticallv and independently controlling the feed of cach magazine.

7. The combination of a plurality of magazines adapted to hold body material. independent means for each magazine adapt-v ed to force the body material upwardly within the same, means for operating the magazine feeding means in unison. a carrier adapted to receive the body material. trans fer means for removing a single piece of body material from each magazine at a time and for depositing the same in the carrier to cause the body material to lie crosswise. and means for automatically and independently controlling the feed of each magazine.

8. The combination oi a plurality or" magazines adapted to hold body material, means for removing the body material from the magazines and for holding the same to lie crosswise, a support for each magazine. means for detaehably holding the magazines to the supports, a sere held in earl; sup port, a magazine bottom movable vertically along each screw, manually eper'ated mean. for detaehably holding the magazine bot-- toms to the screws. means tor rotating: the screws of the magazines in unison. and means` determined by the height ot' the body material in the magazines for }'ilacing the screw rotating means of either magazine in an inoperative position.

9. The combination of a pluralit \v ot magazines adapted to hold body material. means lor removing the bodv material tri m the magazines and for holding the same to lie crosswise, a support for each magazine.

`means for detachably holding the magazines to the supports, a screw held in eat-h sur port, a magazine bottom movable vertically along each serew, means for rotating the screws ofthe magazine in unison. and .ueam determined by the height of the body material in the magazines for placing the screw l0. The combination of a plurality of magazines adapted to hold body material, means for removing the material from the magazines and for holding the material crosswise, a support tor each magazine, means for detachably holding the magazines to the supports, a screw held in each sup port, a magazine bottom movable vertically along each screw, manually operated means for detachably holding the magazine bottoms to the screws, and means for rotating the screws in unison.

l1. The combination of a. plurality of magazines adapted to hold body material, means for removing the body material from the magazines and for holding the same crosswise, a support for each magazine, means for holding the magazines to the supports. a screw held in each support, a magazine bottom movable vertically along and engaged by each screw. manually operated means for holding the magazine bottoms to the screw. means for rotating the serews in unison, and means determined by the height of the body material in the magazines foi` placing thtl screw rotating means ot either magazine in an inoperativeposition.

12. ln a box-maehine. the cfnnbination of a base having two upright posts, a screw mounted to rotate between said pos s. a bot tom movable along the screw and guided by the posts, a divided nut arranged on the bottom and engaging the screw and having means wherebv the nut may be released to adapt the bottom to be raised or ltovered, a trough-like member for the material rletacbably held to the posts. and transfer means for removing material from the magazine. y

13. In a box-machine. the combination of a base having two upright posts, a screw mounted to rotate between said posts. a bottom movable by the screw and guided bv the posts. means arranged on the bottom whereby said bottom may be raise/'l or lowered independent of the screw. and a trongli-lilte member detachablv held to the posts.

14. In a box-machine. the combination of an upright support forming a bach' for a magazine, a screw mounted to rotate in said support, a bottom movable along the sert-w and guided by the support. means whereby the bottom may be raised er lowered independent of the screwv and a trouglnlilte magazine member detachablf.' heal to the support.

15. ln a box-machine. the eonlbinatiou ot a support forming a back tor a inagnizine` a screw mounted to rotate in said support. a bottom movable along the screw and guided by the support, a divided nut arranged on tbe bottom and engaging the screw and hav \\a support forming a back `a--bottom movable ing means whereby the nut may be released to adapt the bottom to be raised or lowered independent of the screw, and a trough-like magazine member for the body material held to the support.

16. In a box-machine, the combination of a base, two uprights connected together at their upper ends, a screw mounted to rotate in the connecting portion of the uprights and in the base, a bottom movable by the screw and carrying rolls adapted to engage the uprights at the rear and front. portions thereof, means whereby the bottom may be quickly raised and lowered along said screw, means for automatically rotating the screw, and a trough-like part having three sides detachably htld to the uprights.

17. In a box-machine, the combination of for a magazine, along said support, and a troiigh-lilie member detachably held to the support and having cleats at the lower portion thereof to initially support body material therein.

18. In a box-machine, the combination of a base, two uprights connected together at their upper ends, a screw mounted to rotate in the connecting portion of the uprights and in the base, a bottom guided by the uprights and moved by the screw, means lwhereby the bottom may be quickly raised and lowered along said screw, and a troughlike part having three sides detachably held to the uprights.

19. In a box-machine, the combination of a vertically arranged support, a bottom guided along said support, a screw for ymoving the bottom. means for rotatingthe screw, said bottom adapted to support body material, pins arranged at the upper and lower `portion ot said support, and a trough-like member having three sides and provided with hooks adapted to engage the pins to detachably hold said trough-like member to the support.

E20. in a box-machine, the combination ot a vertically arranged support forming a back for a magazine, a bottom guided along said support, a screw for moving the bottom, means for rotating the screw, said bottom adapted to support body material, engaging means arranged at the upper and lower portion of said support, and a troughlike member having three sides and means to engage said engaging means of the snip port so as to be detachably held to t e support'l 2l. lin a l` ox-machine, the combination of a support, a screw vertically arranged in said support and having a ratchet, a bottom movable along said screw and adapted to be dctaclmblc therefrom to permit said bottom to be raised and lowered, said bottom being adapted to hold body material, said ratchet being located at the upper end of said screw, an arm carrying a pawl ada ted to engage the ratchet, a vertically mova le rod having a pin projecting outwardly therefrom and ada ted normally to rest upon the upper sur ace of the body material at one end and having its other end adjacent to said arm whereby the body material may determine the position of the rod and thereby cause the pawl to engage or be disengaged from the ratchet wheel, and means for moving the arm.

22. In a box-machine, the combination of a support, a screw vertically arranged in said support and having a ratchet, a bottom movable along said screw and adapted to hold body material, said ratchet being located at the upper end of said screw, a horizontally reciprocating arm carrying a pawl adapted to engage the ratchet, a vertically movable rod having means adapted normally to rest upon the upper surface of the body material at one end and having its other end adjacent to said arm whereby the body material may determine the position ot the rod and thereby cause the pawl to engage or be disengaged from the ratchet "wheel, and means for moving the arm.

23. The combination of a support forming a back for a magazine, a trough-like magazine member having three sides held together' and detachably held o lsaid support, a screw held to rotate in i id support, means for rotating the screw, and a bottom for the magazine having means'to guide the same along the support, and ymeans for detachably holding the bottom tothe screw.

24. The combination of a support forming a back for a magazine, a trough-like magazine member having a plurality of 1e d to 'sides held together and detachably l Said support, a screw held to rotate in said support, means for rotating the screw, a, bottom for thc magazine having means t0 guide the same along the support and engaged by the screw, and manually operated means for detachably holding the bottom to the screw.

25. The combination of a support forming a back for a magazine, an Opemended trough-like magazine member detabhably held to said support, a bottom. a scre 1 rotatably held to the support, a split nut mounted on the bottom and adapted to engage the screw to move said bottom, and :means for manually operating said nut to release theI bottom from the screw.

26. The combination of a support having a base and upright posts forming a backing for a magazine. a trough-like magazine member detachably held to said posts, and a magazine bottom movable along the posts and guided on opposite faces of said posts.

27. The combination of a carrier, two

magazines disposed in different positions and convenient to said carrier, means for transferring body material from the magazines to lie crosswise in the carrier and in pairs, means for elevating the body mate` rial in the magazines, means for conneotin the elevating means to work in unison, an means for automatically and independently disconnecting the elevating means by the feed of the bod material.

28. The com ination of a carrier, two magazines disposed in different positions and convenient to said carrier, means for transferring body material from the magazines to lie crosswise in the carrier and in pairs, means for elevating the body material m the magazines, and means for automatically and independentl disconnecting the elevating means by the feed of the body material.

29. The combination of a carrier, means for supporting body material at two distinct points and located at one side out of the path of the carrier, means for simulta,

neously removing body material from both supporting means and depositing the same at different points of the carrier and 'causing the material from one supporting means to lie crosswise of the other, feeding means for elevating the body material in the sup- "porting means, means for connecting t 'neously transferring body material from the magazines and depositing the same at different parts of the carrier and causing the same to lie crosswisein the carrier, means for elevating the body material in the magazines, and means for connecting the elevating means to work in unison.

31. The combination of two" magazines adapted to hold body material, means for removing the body material from the magazines and holding the same crosswise and in pairs, a bottom movable in each magazine, a screw for moving each bottom, a shaft for each magazine, ratchet-and-pawl mechanism for operating each screw and connected to. each shaft, means for connecting the shafts of both magazines to move in unison, means for oscillating one of the shafts, t0- gether with means for re of the body material in t e magazines.

32. The combination of a magazine, a bottom movable within the magazine and adapted to support body/material, a screw for moving the bottom, a ratchet wheel held to the screw, a pivoted arm, a pawl carried by the arm land adapted to engage the lating the heightratchet wheel, a rod independent of the arm, and a pin carried by the rod and movable Vby the body material and adapted to move said rod to engage the arm and disengage the pawvl to stop the feed when too rapid.

The combination of a magazine, a bot tom movable within the magazine and adapted to support body material, a screw for moving the bottom, a ratchet wheel held to the screw, a pivoted arm located above the magazine, a pawl carried by the arm and adapted to engage the ratchet wheel, and an independent vertically movable rod havin means movable by the body material and adapted to engage and lift the arm and disengage the pawl to stop the feed when too rapid.

34. The combination of two magazines, a carrier, and two independent oscillating and reciprocatory devices located between the magazines and' the carrier for removing body material from the magazines and placing the same crosswise in said carrier.

35. The combination of a plurality of magazines, a carrier located to one side of the magazine, and movable devices located at the side of and between the magazines and said carrier for removing body material from the magazines and placing the same crosswise in the carrier.

36. The combination of a plurality of magazines adapted to hold body material, means for feeding the body material vertically within said magazines, means whereb the feed of each magazine may be automatically controlled, a carrier adapted to receive the body material so as to vlie crosswise therein, a plurality of reciprocatory and rotary heads adapted to remove the body material one at a time from the magazines and to deposit the same in the earner, tubular means connected to the heads, means for moving the tubular means vertically and for imparting a rotary movement thereto, t0- gether with means for creating suction within the tubular means.

37. The combination of a plurality of magazines adapted to hold body material, means for feeding the body material vertically within said magazines, means whereby the feed 0f each magazine may be automatically and independently controlled, a carrier ,adapted to receive the body material so as to lie crosswlse therein, a lurality of heads adapted to remove the bo y material one at a time from the magazines and to deposit the same in the carrier, tubular means connected to the heads, means for moving the tubular means vertically and for imparting a rotary movement thereto, together with means for creating suction within the tubular means. r

, 38. r1 `he combination of a lurality of magazines adapted to hold bo y material,

means for feeding the body material vertically within said magazines, means whereby the feed of each magazine may be automatically controlled, a carrier located at one side of the magazines and adapted to receive the body material so as to lie crosswise therein, a plurality of heads having means adapted to remove the body material one at a time from the magazines and to deposit the same in the carrier, tubular means coimected to the heads, means for moving the tubular means vertically and for imparting a rotary movement thereto, together with means for creating suction within the tubular means.

39. The combination of a` plurality of magazines adapted to hold body material. means for feeding the body material vertically Within said magazines, a carrier located at one side of the magazines and adapted to receive the body material so as to lie crosswise therein, a plurality of reciprocatory and rotary heads adapted to remove the body material one at a time from the magazines and to deposit. the same at different places in the carrier, tubular means connected to the heads, means for moving the tubular means vertically and for imparting a rotary movement thereto, together with means for creating suction within the tubular means.

40. The combination of a plurality of magazines, means for supporting and feeding body material in said magazines, a plurality of heads each provided with suction devices movable toward and from' said magazines and adapted to remove the body material therefrom, a vertically arranged tube connected to each head, gears connecting the two tubes together to cause the same to oscillate in unison, means for reciprocating the tubes, a valve/operatively connected to the tubes to adapt suction to be created therein, means for automatically actuating the valve whereby the body material may be caused to be removed by the heads and to be dlscharged therefrom, and means receiving the body material and holding the same crosswise.

41. The combination of a plurality of magazines, means for supporting and feeding body material in said magazines, a plurality of heads each provided with suction devices movable toward and from said niagazines and adapted to remove the body material therefrom, a vertically arranged tube connected to each head` gears connecting the two tubes together to cause the same to oscillate in unison, means for reciprocating the tubes, a valve operatively connectedvto the tubes to adapt suction to be created therein, and means for creating lsuction in said heads.

42. The combination of a plurality of magazines, means for supporting and feeding body material in sai-1l magazines. a. plurality of heads each provided .with tiexible cup-shaped suction devices movable toward and from said magazines and adapted to remove the body material therefrom, tubular means connected to the heads, means for imparting a reciprocatory and rotary movement to said tubular means, means for creating suction in the heads, and means receiving the .body material and holding the same crosswise.

43. The combination of a plurality of magazines, means for supporting and feeding body material in said magazines, a plurality of heads each provided With flexible cup-shaped suction devices movable toward and from said magazines and adapted to rcmove the body material therefrom, a vertically arranged tube connected to each head, gears connecting the two tubes together t0 cause the same to oscillate in unison, means for reciprocating the tubes, a valve operatively connected to the, tubes to adapt suction to be created therein, and means for automatically actuating the valve whereby the body material may be caused to be removed by the heads and to be discharged therefrom.

44. The combination of a plurality of magazines for holding' body material, means for feeding the body material in said magazines. a carrier adapted to receive the body material, two heads one for each magazine and each provided with flexible cup-shaped suction devices as a part thereof, two vertically movable and rotary tubes independently connected to said heads and adapted to discharge the bodv material into said carrier, and means for creating suction in the heads.

45. The combination of a plurality of magazines for holding body material, means for feeding the body material in said magazines, a carrier located at one side of the magazines and adapted to receive the body` material, two heads one for each magazine and each provided with tie-Xible cupshaped suction devices as a partthereof, vertically movable and rotary tubular means connected to said heads and adapted to discharge the body material into said carrier, and means for creatingsuction in the heads.

46. 1n a box-machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines for holding body material, means for feeding the body mate-v rial in said magazines, a carrier adapted to receive the body material, two heads one for each magazine and each provided with suction devices as a part thereof, two vertically movable and oscillatory tubes independent-lv connected to said heads and adapted t0 discharge the body material into said carrier, and means for creating suction in the heads.

47. The combination of a plurality of magazines, means for supporting and elevating body material in said ma ezines, a rotary carrier located to one si e of the magazines, and oscillatory pneumatic means located between the magazines and the carrier for picking up and placing the body material on the carrier to adapt the body material to lie crosswise.

48. The combination of means for supporting body material in different locations, two heads each having a plurality of pneumatic devices and each adapted to remove one piece of the body material, means for raising and lowering the heads, and means for oscillatin the heads and placing the two pieces o body material from the two heads crosswise.

49. The combination of means for supporting body material, a head having an air passage therethrough, tubular bolts communicating with the passage of the head, means for creating suction in the head, cupshaped flexible devices held to the head by the bolts and adapted to engage the bod material, and means for c erating the hea 50. The combination oi) meansfor supporting body material, a head having an air passage therethrough, tubular bolts, communicating with the passage of the head, means for creati suction in the head, and devices held to t e head by the bolts and adapted to engage the body material.

51. The combination of two magazines for holding body material, means for removing the bqdy material from the magazines at the same time, heads having means to engage the body material, vertical tubular rods connecting to the heads, valve-controlled means for creating suction in the rods, eans for oscillating the rods to move t e heads toward each other, and cam-actuated means for raising and lowering the rods.

52. The combination of means for supporting body material, heads having means to engage the body material, rods connected to the heads, means for rotating the rods in unison to swing the heads toward or away from each other, a bell-crank lever for elevating and lowering the rods in unison, a cam, and a rod o erated by the cam and connected to the be -crank lever to operate the latter.

53. The combination of mean's for sup- Eorting body material, heads having flexile cup-shaped devices to engage the body material, rods connected t9 the heads, means for rotating'l the rods in unison to bring the heads toward or away from each other, and means for elevating and lowering the rods in unison.

This specification si ed and witnessed this 11th day of Novem A. D. 1912.

CHARLES BURNHAM.

Witnesses:

WM. H. BURNHAM, R. W. KENNY. 

